pollination: Quick Facts

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A honeybee collects pollen from the yellow stamens of a pink and cream honeysuckle flower against a blurred green background.

A diagram showing a bee collecting pollen from the stamen of one yellow flower, then flying to another flower of the same type and depositing pollen onto its pistil, illustrating cross-pollination in angiosperms.

Self-pollination

Voracious soldier beetle

Bumblebee on teasel

Insect pollination

A monarch butterfly with orange and black wings rests on a cluster of bright pink butterfly bush flowers.

Biotic interaction

Wind pollination

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The fascinating life cycle of the titan arum plant

The enticing trap of the wild arum plant

Roles of bees and flowers in European woodlands

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Topics

chiropterophily buzz pollination plunger pollination self-pollination cross-pollination Why are bees important?protogyny protandry pseudopollen obligate self-pollination

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Key People

Alpini, engraving

Prospero Alpini

Italian scientist